The East India Company sends William Hedges…

1672 CE to 1683 CE

The East India Company sends William Hedges to Shaista Khan, the Mughal governor of Bengal, in 1682 to obtain a firman, an imperial directive that will grant England regular trading privileges throughout the Mughal Empire.

However, the company's governor in London, Sir Josiah Child, interferes with Hedges's mission, causing Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb to break off the negotiations.

Locations
London Middlesex United Kingdom View →

People
Aurangzeb View → Josiah Child View →

Groups
India, Portuguese State of View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View → Spanish East Indies View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → East India Company, British (The Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies) View → Dutch East India Company in Indonesia View → Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie or VOC in Dutch, literally "United East Indies Company") View → India, English View → Portugal, Bragança Kingdom of View → Mughal Empire (Delhi) View → India, Dutch View → England, (Stewart, Restored) Kingdom of View →

Topics
Colonization of Asia, Dutch View → Colonization of Asia, English View →

Commodities
Colorants View → Textiles View → Industrial chemicals View → Stimulants View →

Subjects
Commerce View → Products View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Government View → Finance View →

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